episode_0002

“What is this? How should I interpret it?”

I asked the viewers after turning off the Discord microphone.

I know about virtual YouTubers. However, I had only come across them briefly, so I didn’t know the details.

I needed an explanation of what was happening to me right now.

“Just feel it.”

“Well, what is a Vtuber? Is it your first time seeing one?”

“Vtubers usually have a concept they follow.”

It’s confusing.

Then, I suddenly heard someone declaring themselves as a noble being with a calm voice that seemed unlikely to come from a drama that would never be like that.

Arisa came to this otherworldly place as an idol and claimed to be 2,000 years old.

“Oh, is that the setting?”

“We know a lot about it.”

“You’ve adapted well…”

“If it were the year 2000, you’d be Jesus’ contemporary…”

“Anyway, I came to this world and started streaming on the internet… Ah! I mean, I started!”

The way of speaking is all over the place. It had nothing to do with whatever concept I had, but if I were going to be a streamer, such an excessive concept wouldn’t be much help.

No, in local broadcasts, anything goes, but I didn’t have the patience to endure it for hours.

“Arisa.”

“Yes? Ah, why are you like that?”

“Since it’s not an official broadcast and we’re just playing games, let’s speak comfortably, okay?”

“…Sure thing!”

-Hahaha, she’s easily influenced by Yangchimbro.

-Why do you have to accept the Vtuber concept? Haha, oh, haha.

-Be gentle, she might cry.

Was my tone a bit cold? Well, come to think of it, I often hear people asking me why they got angry when I’m just casually talking.

I didn’t come here to fight, and I ultimately accepted teaching the game. Let’s try not to hurt each other’s feelings as much as possible.

Well, it’s settled with Arisa.

“And the other person is Neon…”

“Neoni-imnidat! Nice to meet you!”

Unlike Arisa’s calm voice, she has a cute tone.

But the problem is…

She’s not Korean.

The pronunciation lacks consonant endings and the sound is slightly distorted. If she were Korean, her pronunciation wouldn’t be that distorted.

It was clear that she came from a country where consonant endings are absent or minimal.

“What’s your nationality?”

“Huh? Gookjeogjeok Nani?”

“Where are you from?”

Arisa asked softly.

“Oh, Gokusenki! I’m from there…”

“What’s Gokusenki?”

“Hmm.”

Ah, the words I thought to myself unintentionally slipped out.

Neoni. If I summarize Neon’s chaotic language, she is like an electric fairy, who happened to come to Korea after encountering its coolness on the internet and admiring it.

If I understood correctly.

“Kankoku internetto barayo! Samgyeopsaru masitseoyo! Kim! Chi! It’s amazing~”

-Hahaha

-Great! Passed immigration!

-It’s funny how she avoids saying “gimchi” to avoid mispronouncing it.

-So…she came from the Electric Kingdom…

-Isn’t it Inazuma?

-Seems like a Korean patriotism concept Vtuber.

Anyway, Neon seemed Japanese. Isn’t Vtubing part of Japanese culture? I wondered why she came all the way to Korea to become a Vtuber.

There could be intense competition as the original. I don’t really know.

After conversing with these two through Discord, I felt uncertain about how to teach them in the future. Only then did I realize that I had been deceived by the meat shield.

Although I moved on from the fact that the Red Mage can teach most classes, it didn’t matter much since they were complete beginners who had never even played the game.

Seeing Arisa and Neon, it was clear that he wouldn’t give me an estimate.

I sighed and said,

“Well, let’s finish the self-introductions. Let’s log into Hiore. Have both of you created your characters?”

“Yes.”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll take you to the starting point using a portal, so please wait.”

We quickly arrived at the starting village through the portal. Since it was a popular global game, even at a late hour, there were many newbies entering, making it slightly crowded, but finding the two wasn’t difficult.

It was because they looked exactly like what Gobang had described.

By the way, Hiore had a technology that scanned external images and models and recombined them using AI, so the customization options were incredibly vast compared to other games.

However, in order to use this setting, it was necessary to send it to the game company in advance and receive confirmation to prevent abuse, and it seemed that MCN had taken care of the processing.

Arisa is a character with long black hair and horns on her head. Neon is a character with short hair dyed red and blue. They are characters that match the description given.

-Wow… Impressive.

-You managed it well…

-Oh, I feel flattered.

Arisa’s modeling was good. Or rather, intuitively speaking, she had an amazing figure.

Well, it’s a fantasy fulfilling appearance, so it doesn’t matter if it’s somewhat unrealistic.

On the other hand, Neon had a slightly smaller head and a younger appearance compared to Arisa.

-I prefer Neon though.

-That guy is really dangerous, catch him.

-Haha, whatever.

Anyway, one thing for sure was that the avatar quality of both individuals was extremely good. They appeared to be 2D at first glance, but they were actually implemented as 3D models in the game.

Is this usually called cartoon rendering in games?

Ignoring the viewers chatting in the chat window, I approached the two.

“I’m here.”

“Where are you? There are only characters with revealing outfits in front.”

“Ew! Hentai!”

“…That’s not it.”

“Why are you undressed?”

“It’s better that way.”

“…Better for what?”

“Well, that’s…”

I stopped explaining because it required a deep understanding of the game system.

The reason why my character was only wearing underwear as the default equipment was simple. After research, I concluded that it was meaningless for a spellcaster to wear armor.

Cloth robes usually have options that increase maximum mana or reduce casting time for high-level magic. However, for a spellcaster who only uses basic spells, they were useless options.

Since I only used basic magic, I never ran out of mana, and I couldn’t even use high-level magic in the first place, so it was a useless option.

Cloth robes had almost no inherent defense, similar to real life, so wearing them had no meaning unless it was for the options.

Therefore, even though they took up little space, I believed it was better to invest that money in other equipment such as accessories rather than cloth robes, which had weight.

In other words, I was dressed in nothing but underwear, with bracelets dangling from both wrists and rings on all ten fingers, presenting a rather peculiar appearance. True to the game character style, my body was muscular, making me look even more like a pervert. “Let’s just say it’s my preference.” Explaining everything would take all night, but the viewers weren’t ones to easily let teasing opportunities slip by. -YangchinBro: “I like being naked.” -What’s the advantage? It’s advantageous for Yatsu. -The host is probably still naked… He’s wearing a running shirt and square panties though. The advantage of not turning on the camera must be there. A subtle change appeared on the faces of Arisa and Neon at my words. But how is it possible to express such emotions in the game? “How do you make those facial expressions?” I asked, and Arisa answered, “This game supports facial animation.” “What is facial animation?” “Um… it’s a feature that implements avatar expressions to match real expressions. Usually, we use smartphones.” Is it possible to do that with a smartphone? Anyway, it seemed like a technology that could apply the streamer’s facial expressions to the avatar in real-time. The vivid expressions made the avatars appear even more lively. I didn’t pay much attention, but I could understand why the existing VR chat had completely transitioned to Hiorero. If they implement it this well, it’s only natural that everyone would move here. There’s also a separate place in the world where VR maps gather, and I wanted to go see it. “Have you both chosen your classes?” “Yes, I started as a priest.” “I’m Mahotsukai! Ah, I’m a wizard.” Arisa and Neon said one after another. Hiorero’s jobs are structured so that you start with a basic job and then advance to a higher one. Being a higher-level job doesn’t necessarily mean it’s stronger; it just has different specialized skills. For example, the advanced job “Great Shield Soldier” has much higher defense than the basic job “Shield Soldier” and has powerful crowd control skills, but its offensive capabilities are significantly weaker.

By the way, my profession as a Red Mage is a bit unique. It’s a job that can be chosen after advancing from Wizard to Priest and then to Red Mage. The reason the pick rate for Red Mages is low is because the process of advancing itself takes up a lot of time.

“Since you’re a beginner, let’s start with the basics. I’ll teach you how to hunt.”

“Ah, but how should I address you?”

Arisa asked calmly.

“Just call me Yangchinbra. That’s my Twitch nickname, and most viewers also call me that.”

“Well, still… Since you’re the one teaching us, I’ll call you Teacher.”

“Teacher? Sensei?”

It felt burdensome. It’s just teaching a game, after all. But I hesitated to refuse in this situation.

“…Call me whatever makes you comfortable.”

“Understood, Teacher.”

“Sensei!”

-An unexpected teacher-student relationship…

-Boss, what should we do? Seems like it hit us hard.

-If we don’t teach properly, we might get cursed at.

Such chat messages were passing by, and I glanced at the viewer count. As a streamer, I couldn’t ignore the number of viewers.

But something was different from usual. What’s this? About 300 people?

It was nearly ten times the usual number of viewers. Why?

Come to think of it, they’ve been talking about the increase in viewers since earlier.

As with most chat rooms, mentioning the viewer count is banned. Streamers pay attention to it, but there’s no point in constantly reminding them.

But why did the viewer count suddenly skyrocket?

I looked at the YouTubers who were staring at me blankly.

These guys… They might become more trouble than I thought.